'Mohammerah: Shatt-El-Arab' [21-a] (1/1)
The record is made up of 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print. It was created in May 1917. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Genre/Subject Matter:
View in Mohammerah [Khorramshahr] looking towards the Shatt-El-Arab. In the foreground an apparently unoccupied dugout canoe floats in front of a spit of land. A crumbling stone wall and a few palms obscure the view at right; on the left another dugout can be seen in the background, carrying a large number of people. In the distant background the opposite bank of the river can be seen.
Inscriptions:
Lower left, below image, in pen: ‘Mohammerah’
Upper left, above image, in pencil, crossed-out: ‘a’
Lower right, alongside image, in pencil: ‘41’
Lower right, below image, in pen: ‘Shatt-El-Arab’, (May. 1917)’
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- 1 b&w silver gelatin The principal photographic process used for black and white photography from the 1870s. print
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Dimensions:
70 x 92 mm
Condition:
The image is in good condition.
Foliation:
'a'; '41'
Process:
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- English in Latin script View the complete information for this record
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- Photo 496/6/41
- Title
- 'Mohammerah: Shatt-El-Arab'
- Pages
- 21-a
- Author
- Storrs-Fox, Edwin Aubrey
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